せり

Japanese

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling
芹

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せり [sèríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ɾʲi]

Noun

せり or セリ • (seri) ^{←せり (seri)?}

1. water dropwort, Oenanthe javanica

Usage notes

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Hypernyms

• 春(はる)の七(なな)草(くさ) (haru no nanakusa)

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
競り

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せり [sèríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ɾʲi]

Noun

せり • (seri) ^{←せり (seri)?}

1. auction

Synonyms

• 競売(きょうばい) (kyōbai)

See also

• 競(せ)る (seru, “to bid in an auction; to sell”)

Etymology 3

Alternative spellings
迫 迫り

Nominalization of the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 迫(せ)る (seru). Attested in kabuki materials from the 18th century. Compare せり出(だ)す (seridasu, “to push out”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せり [sèríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ɾʲi]

Noun

せり • (seri) ^{←せり (seri)?}

1. stage lift, orchestra lift; trapdoor